COVID-19 Vaccine policies for pregnant and lactating people worldwide.

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield

Also known as: AZD1222

Policy positions summary

Pregnancy

12

Permitted

22

Permitted with qualifications

40

Not recommended

83

No position found

Lactation

32

Permitted

13

Permitted with qualifications

22

Not recommended

96

No position found

180 Countries / territories

Country / territory (Click to sort descending) Administered (Click to sort ascending) Pregnancy policy (Click to sort ascending) Lactation policy (Click to sort ascending) Region (Click to sort ascending) Income Level (Click to sort ascending)
AfghanistanSouth AsiaLow income
AlbaniaEurope and Central AsiaUpper middle income
AlgeriaMiddle East and North AfricaLower middle income
AndorraEurope and Central AsiaHigh income
AngolaSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Anguilla
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Antigua and Barbuda (OECS)
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Argentina
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
ArmeniaEurope and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Australia
East Asia and PacificHigh income
Austria
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
AzerbaijanEurope and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Bahamas, The
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Bahrain
Middle East and North AfricaHigh income
BangladeshSouth AsiaLower middle income
BarbadosLatin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Belgium
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Belize
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
BeninSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
BermudaNorth AmericaHigh income
Bhutan
South AsiaLower middle income
BoliviaLatin America and CaribbeanLower middle income
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Europe and Central AsiaUpper middle income
BotswanaSub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
Brazil
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
British Virgin Islands
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Brunei Darussalam
East Asia and PacificHigh income
Bulgaria
Europe and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Burkina FasoSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Cabo Verde
Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
CambodiaEast Asia and PacificLower middle income
Cameroon
Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Canada
North AmericaHigh income
Cayman Islands
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Channel Islands
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Chile
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
ColombiaLatin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
ComorosSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Congo, Rep.Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Costa Rica
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Croatia
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Cyprus
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Czech Republic
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Denmark
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
DjiboutiMiddle East and North AfricaLower middle income
Dominica (OECS)Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Dominican Republic
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Ecuador
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaLower middle income
El SalvadorLatin America and CaribbeanLower middle income
Estonia
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
EswatiniSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
EthiopiaSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Fiji
East Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Finland
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
France
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
French Guiana
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Gambia, TheSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Georgia
Europe and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Germany
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Ghana
Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Greece
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Grenada (OECS)
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Guatemala
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Guyana
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
HaitiLatin America and CaribbeanLow income
Honduras
Latin America and CaribbeanLower middle income
Hungary
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Iceland
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
India
South AsiaLower middle income
IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Iran, Islamic Rep.Middle East and North AfricaUpper middle income
IraqMiddle East and North AfricaUpper middle income
Ireland
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Isle of Man
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Italy
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
JamaicaLatin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
JapanEast Asia and PacificHigh income
JordanMiddle East and North AfricaUpper middle income
Kenya
Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
KiribatiEast Asia and PacificLower middle income
Korea, Rep.
East Asia and PacificHigh income
Kosovo
Europe and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Lao PDR
East Asia and PacificLower middle income
Latvia
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
LebanonMiddle East and North AfricaUpper middle income
LesothoSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
LiberiaSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
LibyaMiddle East and North AfricaUpper middle income
Lithuania
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Luxembourg
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Macao SAR, China
East Asia and PacificHigh income
MadagascarSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Malawi
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Malaysia
East Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Maldives
South AsiaUpper middle income
MaliSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Malta
Middle East and North AfricaHigh income
Mauritius
Sub-Saharan AfricaHigh income
Mexico
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Moldova
Europe and Central AsiaLower middle income
MongoliaEast Asia and PacificLower middle income
MontenegroEurope and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Montserrat
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
MoroccoMiddle East and North AfricaLower middle income
Mozambique
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
MyanmarEast Asia and PacificLower middle income
Namibia
Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle income
Nauru
East Asia and PacificHigh income
Nepal
South AsiaLower middle income
Netherlands
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
New Zealand
East Asia and PacificHigh income
Nicaragua
Latin America and CaribbeanLower middle income
Niger
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
NigeriaSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Niue
East Asia and PacificHigh income
North MacedoniaEurope and Central AsiaUpper middle income
Norway
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Oman
Middle East and North AfricaHigh income
Pakistan
South AsiaLower middle income
Panama
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Papua New Guinea
East Asia and PacificLower middle income
Paraguay
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
PeruLatin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
Philippines
East Asia and PacificLower middle income
PolandEurope and Central AsiaHigh income
Portugal
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
RomaniaEurope and Central AsiaHigh income
RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
SamoaEast Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Sao Tome and PrincipeSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Saudi Arabia
Middle East and North AfricaHigh income
SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
Serbia
Europe and Central AsiaUpper middle income
SeychellesSub-Saharan AfricaHigh income
Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
Slovak RepublicEurope and Central AsiaHigh income
Slovenia
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Solomon IslandsEast Asia and PacificLower middle income
Somalia
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
South SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Spain
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
Sri Lanka
South AsiaLower middle income
St. Kitts and Nevis (OECS)
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
St. Lucia (OECS)
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (OECS)Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Suriname
Latin America and CaribbeanUpper middle income
SwedenEurope and Central AsiaHigh income
SyriaMiddle East and North AfricaLow income
TaiwanEast Asia and PacificHigh income
Tajikistan
Europe and Central AsiaLow income
Thailand
East Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Timor-Leste
East Asia and PacificLower middle income
TogoSub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Tokelau
East Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Tonga
East Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Trinidad and Tobago
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
TunisiaMiddle East and North AfricaLower middle income
TurkmenistanEurope and Central AsiaUpper middle income
TuvaluEast Asia and PacificUpper middle income
Uganda
Sub-Saharan AfricaLow income
Ukraine
Europe and Central AsiaLower middle income
United Arab Emirates
Middle East and North AfricaHigh income
United Kingdom
Europe and Central AsiaHigh income
United States
North AmericaHigh income
Uruguay
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
UzbekistanEurope and Central AsiaLower middle income
VanuatuEast Asia and PacificLower middle income
Vietnam
East Asia and PacificLower middle income
Virgin Islands (US)
Latin America and CaribbeanHigh income
West Bank and GazaMiddle East and North AfricaLower middle income
Yemen, Rep.Middle East and North AfricaLow income
Zambia
Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
ZimbabweSub-Saharan AfricaLower middle income
The COMIT policy tracker was developed with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome .

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Berman Institute of Bioethics & Center for Immunization Research, Johns Hopkins University. Covid-19 Maternal Immunization Tracker (COMIT). www.comitglobal.org. Accessed: 3/19/2024, 3:38:43 AM.

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